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Asymmetrical Warfare sometimes makes for strange bedfellows, especially in the Middle East, where alliance can be had for a price and blue on green attacks occur. Case in point, Afghanistan, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel where the US, supported by UK and Canada, invaded in October 2007. This coalition grew to include over 40 countries, with the aim to dismantle al-Qaeda and deny the Taliban safe harbor there. Then ISIS arrived.<\/p>\n
Stars and Stripes reports The allied coalition\u2019s battle against the Islamic State in Afghanistan received a boost from another enemy Wednesday, when Taliban guerrillas drove ISIS fighters out of northern Jawzjan province.<\/p>\n
More than 150 ISIS fighters surrendered to Afghan government forces after the Taliban launched an offensive against them, officials said. U.S. forces have also been conducting airstrikes against ISIS in the area for months.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese people were surrounded by the Taliban for several days, but last night they managed to break free and surrender to government forces,\u201d Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani, Jawzjan\u2019s police chief, told Stars and Stripes on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The surrender is a major setback for ISIS in Afghanistan, known as ISIS-Khorasan Province. The group emerged in the country\u2019s east about four years ago and recently appeared to be growing stronger in the north.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In this case, the enemy of my enemy is still my enemy. Read the entire article at: Stars and Stripes Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"